An amber weather warning for ‘extreme heat’ has been issued for Warwickshire.

This week the temperatures have been ramping up once again, with highs of 33°C predicted for parts of the county today (Wednesday August 12).

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for ‘extreme heat’ for tomorrow (Thursday August 13), which includes Warwickshire and other parts of the Midlands area.

It is in place from 9am until 11.59pm.

An amber weather warning has been issued for Warwickshire. Photo by The Met Office

placeholder image — An amber weather warning has been issued for Warwickshire. Photo by The Met Office

The Met Office said: “Following a warm night, a spell of very hot weather will affect England on Thursday.

“The highest temperatures will be in parts of the east, southeast and the Midlands, where 37°C or even 38°C could be reached. This may lead to impacts on transport, infrastructure and health.”

Currently, the weather service is predicting parts of the county could reach up to 35°C and 36°C tomorrow, with temperatures hitting around 25° by 10am.

On Friday (August 14), the temperatures are due ecrease back down into the higher 20 degree range with highs of around 29°C.